People walk past the memorial to fallen soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A woman looks at the memorial to fallen soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The memorial plate for Tatyana Millard, American volunteer, is seen among Ukrainian and American flags placed in honour of fallen servicemen in Independence Square in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

A woman walks through national flags commemorating soldiers who were killed in battles with Russian troops, their names on flags, at the improvised war memorial in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

US and Ukrainian national flags wave to commemorate American volunteers, who were killed in battles with Russian troops defending Ukraine, their names are on flags, at the improvised war memorial in Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Volunteers put in order the site of an improvised memorial to fallen soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A Ukrainian soldier installs a small national flag on a grassed area at the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to commemorate his fellow soldier killed in a battle with the Russian troops . (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Volunteers put in order the site of an improvised memorial to fallen soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)